News / Rockford Airport plans more cargo space as Menzies takes new terminal

31/01/2023

Buoyed by growing international freighter operations, Rockford International Airport (RFD) has completed its third cargo terminal, and it did not take long to find a tenant.

Global handling firm Menzies Aviation has signed a 10-year lease for the new 50,000sq ft building at the airport 65 miles north-west of Chicago.

“The warehouse has state-of-the-art facilities, including pharmaceutical handling capability. With direct airside access, we will provide cargo and freighter handling to chartered and scheduled flights by the middle of this year, and ...